other triathletes as much as Michelle has helped me. I’m part way through a business and management degree so maybe I’ll go into business one day. My long-term triathlon ambition is to go to another Olympics and win a medal.Hollie Avil is fuelled

up triathlon in 2003, at the age of 27, when friends challenged her to complete the London Triathlon Sprint distance. She came fifth, beating the guys who had put her up to it; she was hooked. From 2004 to 2007 she raced at Olympic distance, with a

.What have been your personal career highlights so far?Winning my Olympic medal in Beijing is right up there with both my world titles. But my proudest moment was walking out for my London race to hear a crowd of over 20,000 people cheering and wanting

Mark Kleanthous is a founder member of the British Triathlon Association and member of the Great Britain triathlon team. Over the past 30 years, Mark has completed 71 marathons in under three hours and finished more than 420 triathlons, including 31

Captain Simon Powers was first bitten by the triathlon bug when he was posted to Cyprus with the Royal Logistic Corps. Six Ironman races later, he’s stepping up to the challenge of a lifetime on June 2 – The Battle Back 1000.Captain Powers will take